ZGram - 8/3/2004 - "Important High Court ruling in Germany"

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August 3, 2004

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

Here's your Smile for the Day:  A friend who was visiting told me 
that driving along Highway 401 near Cambridge, MA, he saw a large 
sign by a bridge saying "Free Zundel!"  I have no idea who put it up 
there, but it needs to be emulated! :)

A few days ago I wrote to a prominent German attorney and activist, 
asking his opinion about what might happen if Ernst is deported to 
Germany soon, as many predict, given the meteor shower of biased 
rulings against Ernst by Judge Blais who is shamelessly fronting for 
CSIS.  His response was telling indeed - in essence saying that our 
enemies have no longer the power and influence in Germany they once 
had, and that many in Germany would welcome Ernst back, given his 
global reputation as a successful fighter for historical truth. 

My source does not even think that Ernst is going to be kept in 
detention, as long as he will keep his opinions to himself - fat 
chance, if your name is Ernst Zundel - but I believe our friend is 
wrong in that prognosis, since we have documented evidence that a 
new, Europe-wide arrest warrant was issued the very day Ernst was 
deported to Canada.  But of course there exists no world-wide Jewish 
conspiracy, no governmental collusion, no interference and 
shenanigans behind the scenes to neutralize and silence an 
inconvenient voice that insists on historical truth, right?  Right! 
Only those wicked "neo-Nazis" would think so.  The sheeple will still 
toe the line, crawl and cower for fear of being called names!

Take heart.  Ignore the headline of the news item below, because few 
except our enemies would call the NDP, the National Party of Germany, 
a "neo-Nazi" and "right-wing extremist" Party. But look at what it 
says:

[START]

Court defends neo-Nazi freedom of expression

  29 July 2004  

KARLSRUHE - In a landmark decision, Germany's high court Thursday 
defended  the constitutionally guaranteed right of freedom of 
expression for neo-Nazis. 

The Federal Constitutional Court rejected a state court ruling that 
banned  a rally by rightwing extremists protesting against 
construction of a Jewish  synagogue.

  The lower court had upheld a ban issued by municipal authorities in 
the  city of Bochum who said the rally violated federal laws against 
public  utterance or display of Nazi ideology. 

The high court, in reversing that lower court ruling, conceded that 
the opinions expressed by the rightwing radical group, the National 
Party of  Germany (NPD), were clearly offensive and objectionable to 
many people.

However, the justices said the sensibilities of the majority opinion 
were outweighed in this case by the constitutional guarantees of 
freedom of  expression. 

In handing down their decision, the Karlsruhe justices wrote, "The 
basic  guarantees of freedom of expression apply as well to 
minorities. These  guarantees cannot be suspended simply because the 
ideas expressed by a minority contradict those held by the majority."

Meanwhile a prominent Jewish leader in Germany warned Wednesday 
against the rise of possible "right-wing terrorist networks" in the 
country.

The president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Paul 
Spiegel, said he has discerned a new threat to Jews in Germany in 
recent months.

A foiled right-wing bombing of a Jewish synagogue in Munich last year 
"unfortunately proved everyone right who has long been predicting the 
rise of right-wing terrorist networks", he said in a speech at 
Dusseldorf  University.

  He said Jews in Germany increasingly depend on information from 
police and  undercover agents for their safety. 

Many anti-Semitic attacks are attributable to Islamic radicals, he added.

"Tensions in the Middle East unfortunately will contribute to the 
threat of  attacks on Jewish targets in Germany for the foreseeable 
future."

Spiegel said. "In this regard, we are wholly dependent on the of 
law-enforcement authorities." 

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